Take This Hammer
Breaking Chains: A Journey of Freedom and Defiance
Lyrics
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Request to take a hammer and deliver it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Repetition of the request to carry the hammer to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Continued emphasis on taking the hammer to the captain
Tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone
Inform the captain that the speaker has left or departed
If he asks you was I runnin'
If questioned, confirm whether the speaker was running
If he asks you was I runnin'
Repetition of confirming if the speaker was running
If he asks you was I runnin'
Continued emphasis on responding to the question about running
Tell him I was flyin', tell him I was flyin'
Inform that the speaker was not running but flying
If he asks you was I laughin'
If questioned, confirm whether the speaker was laughing
If he asks you was I laughin'
Repetition of confirming if the speaker was laughing
If he asks you was I laughin'
Continued emphasis on responding to the question about laughing
Tell him I was cryin', tell him I was cryin'
Inform that the speaker was not laughing but crying
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
Expressing that others want to provide basic sustenance (cornbread and molasses)
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
Repetition of the desire to feed the speaker cornbread and molasses
They wanna feed me cornbread and molasses
Continued emphasis on the attempt to provide basic food
But I got my pride, well, I got my pride
Asserting the speaker's pride despite external offers
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